Who Designed This Underworld Dungeon?
Chapter 430 - 304 Path of Living Sacrifice_2

Chapter 430: Chapter 304 Path of Living Sacrifice_2

He threw the chopped flesh to his own hound, while the large chunks of the body were thrown into the cage. Alright, now we know what’s inside the cage.

Seeing this, Leon recalled the event they encountered when they first entered.

They had just stepped into the Path of Living Sacrifice when they heard hurried footsteps ahead, and a few animated corpses came running toward them from the front.

They initially thought it was a sudden attack, but to send just a few fragile animated corpses was underestimating them too much. Leon was about to cut them down when he noticed that the animated corpses had no intention of attacking, they just kept trying to flee but were tackled by the following hounds, with heavier footsteps coming from not far away.

Leon and his team hid in the nearby bushes to observe the situation and witnessed this scene.

He could now confirm that the Cage Man was not chopping up bodies out of anger because the actions were clearly part of a task.

What was his task, transporting chopped flesh?

Out of curiosity, Leon exchanged glances with his teammates and quietly followed.

He was responsible for keeping a close watch on Cage Man, Drew remembered the surroundings to map them out, and Maru silently took care of any monsters encountered along the way that might reveal their presence.

Cage Man walked forward unhurriedly, the scenery along the way wasn’t pleasant, akin to the swamp-less Fran Fort, making it not worth appreciating. However, the roadside was littered with gnawed bodies and broken carts, as if they had been ambushed.

At this moment, something unusual happened with Cage Man, as animated corpses dressed as bandits suddenly appeared and entangled him, their target being the human meat on him.

Some had their bodies cut but still obsessively stuffed the torn flesh into their mouths, like the reincarnation of starving ghosts.

Seeing Cage Man overwhelmed, Leon and his team subtly helped him, making him think he had won using his own strength.

Cage Man rudely stuffed the animated corpses into the cage and continued forward, only to encounter another wave of robbers a few steps later, which Leon resolved again.

Then a third wave of robbers appeared.

"Are all the monsters here a bit off?" Maru couldn’t help but complain, "No one’s robbing money, they’re all after human flesh? The folk customs here are too simple."

The first impression of the people on the Path of Living Sacrifice was that they all liked to eat human flesh.

So why had such a custom arisen?

Even with their protection, Cage Man’s strength was insufficient by the end, as those coming to rob them changed from bandit animated corpses to more powerful Crow Men, and then...

"Swoosh," as they were busy dealing with the Crow Men, a large cleaver chopped Cage Man down, and the person dragged the cage full of human flesh into the cave at the corner.

"Damn it, we got robbed after all!"

Maru furiously kicked over the Crowman Mage ahead, only for a piercing scream to come from behind. Turning around, they saw a Crow Man hidden behind the rocks.

This was no small matter, as a whole swarm of dark Crow Men emerged from the bushes, trees, and cliff edges, rushing toward the group.

Wait, there weren’t any monsters in those places before; Maru had just scouted them!

It’s been a long time since we’ve seen a mob scene like this, and the battle style of these Crow Men was quite coordinated.

There were Crowman Mages casting magic from afar, ones wielding short blades closing in, and some crawling on the ground, ready to ambush, ready to dig a bloody hole with sharp beaks and claws if not careful.

If Leon’s team hadn’t been the ones surrounded, they might have died long ago.

Are you sure this is a simple novice map!?

Ultimately, it was Tal, who transformed into a green-skinned Beastman, who carved out a bloody path for them, sparing them from a siege.

When Leon and his team went to check on Cage Man’s situation, they found he was long dead, the tracking plan declared a failure.

If they had truly managed to protect Cage Man all the way, they could have followed him through the Path of Living Sacrifice to reach the Deep Church.

After Cage Man’s death, two light points appeared, one was a bleeding grease, and the other was a letter.

[The church needs more human flesh, the Saint’s appetite is growing larger, intensify the captures]

The letter seemed to have been placed there for years, perhaps decades, yet the handwriting was still legible, which was quite surprising.

"Church, human flesh? How are these two words connected?"

Who would associate the solemn and sacred representation of a church with cannibalism? What exactly is this so-called Saint?

Before they could think deeply, eerie laughter suddenly came from behind, and they turned to look.

They saw a crazy woman, her face adorned with a strange smile, dressed in rags, charging toward them with a big cleaver — the one who killed Cage Man and stole the human flesh!

This was the Cannibal Sister from Dark Souls III, not much different from Milurit of Dark Souls I.

"Watch out!"

Maru only glanced and bristled; this woman’s smile was terrifying, surely an unmatched powerhouse!

Everyone became serious, as they say, the crazier the smile, the stronger the power. Cannibal Sister’s smile couldn’t even be described as crazy.

Thus, Leon drew the Reverse Sword repaired by Andre and without hesitation unleashed a Swift Slash!

Moments later.

"So weak..."

Looking at the Cannibal Sister disintegrating into ash on the ground, Maru couldn’t help but complain.

Everyone turned their gaze on her, causing the latter to exclaim, "W-why, I didn’t expect her to look so intimidating but be so weak in power."

It’s not that Cannibal Sister was too weak, but Leon’s team was now too strong.

Throughout the battle, the greatest injury to Leon came from bumping into the rock wall after casting Swift Slash twice and instantly killing Cannibal Sister.

"Let’s go in and take a look."

They walked into the cave where Cannibal Sister resided, and upon seeing the mountain of white bones inside, couldn’t help but say:

"What’s up with the people here, do they love eating people this much..."

Everyone encountered on the Path of Living Sacrifice was a human meat enthusiast. Even though the danger level wasn’t high, it still gave everyone an eerie feeling.

Among the white bones, there was a purple light point. Maru picked it up to examine it.

[Mercenary Dual Blades]

[A pair of short scimitars used by some mercenaries, capable of executing attacks that slash enemies with sharp blades, but less effective against metal armor or hard scales]

[Combat Skill: Swirling Slash]

"This is..."

Upon touching the Mercenary Dual Blades, the skill of how to dual-wield this kind of weapon suddenly appeared in Maru’s mind.

"It seems really powerful!"